Deck 12: Creating a Relationship-Based Curriculum

Question 1

A relationship-based curriculum has as its primary focus:

A) skilled dialogue between the teacher and parent
B) the mental health of children as a foundation for development
C) the intellectual capacities of children
D) children's engagement with materials

Answer 1

the mental health of children as a foundation for development

Question 2

Because Ron's teacher knows that infants are motivated to learn and communicate, she:

A) doesn't always comfort him when he cries
B) knows that he will become demanding if she responds to his expression of needs and interests
C) knows that he will become more capable if she is responsive
D) knows that he will be motivated to cry if she always responds to him

Answer 2

knows that he will become more capable if she is responsive

Question 3

Infants are learning how to act, how others should treat them, and how they should feel. They are developing:

A) cognitively
B) attachment
C) a working sense of self
D) a sense of the working self

Answer 3

a working sense of self

Question 4

To say that an infant has rights means that:

A) an infant is fortunate
B) he deserves to be treated well
C) he is privileged
D) he has the right to behave however he wants

Question 5

Caesar's toddler teacher knows that learning is integrated so she:

A) requires that the toddlers do an art activity each day
B) values whatever the child chooses to play with as having learning possibilities in all domains of development
C) moves children as a group to different learning centers during the day to expose them to all of the materials in the room
D) knows that certain toys encourage certain types of learning

Question 6

Play is the way that children learn. Which of the following is not likely to support play?

A) Supporting young children's active involvement and choice of materials
B) Emotionally supportive adults who are emotionally available to children
C) Providing interesting toys that spark the interest of several children
D) Supporting children as they move in groups to interact with materials

Question 7

When a child tries to figure out how to make a peer laugh, that child is:

A) exploring an idea or concept
B) being responsive
C) scaffolding the other child
D) misbehaving

Question 8

Planning is centered around:

A) the children's needs, interests, goals
B) themes such as "animals" that spark interest in children
C) the activities that are provided new each week
D) the materials available in the room

Question 9

A teacher may send home a questionnaire about how families celebrate holidays so that she could:

A) provide holiday centered care
B) create a theme box for the most frequently celebrated holiday
C) provide specific toys and materials
D) provide culturally sensitive care

Question 10

When a teacher scaffolds learning, he:

A) finishes a task for a child who is frustrated
B) always lets a child solve a problem by himself
C) supports a child learning how to do a task
D) shows a child how to do all the steps of a task

Question 11

A primary goal of establishing relationships with families is to:

A) support the teacher/child relationship
B) give information to families
C) support the parent/child relationship
D) obtain information from families

Question 12

Jareem, the infant teacher, notices that Alice (9 months-old) is about to cry. He sits down on the floor beside her to let her know that he is emotionally available. Jareem is:

A) promoting learned helplessness
B) playing with Alice
C) attuned to Alice's distress
D) using the concept of habituation

Question 13

Strategies-A mobile infant or toddler will let you know that you and he have a strong, positive relationship by:

A) exploring and then returning to you for emotional energy
B) staying near you all of the time
C) showing you that he can always play away from you
D) allowing others to take care of him, such as diaper him

Question 14

Having a dialogue with a parent requires a belief:

A) that each person has reasons for what they do
B) that teachers must interview parents to find out their goals for their children
C) that if you have a conversation with a parent, you can share interesting research with them
D) that conversations should take place over time

Question 15

Gonzalez-Mena (2001) recommends that:

A) the arguer tries to learn; the person who dialogues tries to persuade
B) the arguer tries to discover; the person who dialogues tries to convince
C) the arguer gathers information; the person who dialogues tries to win arguments
D) the arguer tells; the person who dialogues asks

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term "dancing the developmental ladder"?

A) Teachers observe and respond to children's individual skill differences.
B) Teachers relate to children based on age appropriate strategies.
C) Teachers tailor the environment for children from different cultures.
D) Teachers observe children to determine their emotional needs.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a teacher scaffolding a young child's learning?

A) The teacher encourages a toddler to play in the block area.
B) The teacher helps a child stack blocks by holding her hand over the child's hand.
C) The teacher encourages a child to turn a puzzle piece to make it fit.
D) The teacher observes a child as he struggles to put a puzzle together.

Question 18

How do responsive teachers plan a curriculum for infants and toddlers?

A) By thinking of fun activities that children will enjoy
B) By reflecting on each child's needs, goals, and interests
C) By checking the internet and many activity books for ideas
D) By planning around themes such as holidays, animals, and transportation

Question 19

When teachers use a philosophy of mind-mindedness it means that they:

A) use their minds to plan a curriculum
B) focus on cognitive skills that enhance brain development
C) constantly focus on how they can better support brain development
D) consider the perspective and feelings of the children

Question 20

Tiara's play was complex as a toddler. Research (cited in the book) has shown that in preschool she is more likely to:

A) continue playing in complex ways
B) be prosocial and less aggressive
C) be cognitively advanced
D) want to engage in play most of the time

Question 21

Choose one of the questions that teachers can ask themselves to develop a foundation (philosophy) for an infant and toddler program and describe the concept in detail. Discuss why it is important to consider this concept.

Question 22

Describe how you could be available, both emotionally and physically, to all infants in your program. Give examples.